Microsoft investigates spammers by trapping them with a computer
Microsoft has traced the source of zombie botnet masters by sacrificing a lone computer.
The computer trap enabled Microsoft to trace bot hackers in the act of compromising the PC. The Redmond giant then filed lawsuits against unidentified spammers who used remotely compromised zombie computers to send junk emails. Tim Cranton, Director of Microsoft's Internet Safety Enforcement Program said:"By inserting ourselves in the spammers' path and looking upstream, we have been able to see things we have never been able to see before." Turn to page 2...
Return on security investment -time to get the measure of it
The pressure is mounting on security professionals to justify what they spend. But up to now proving return on investment has proved very tricky -and frustrating.
Certain methods of demonstrating a return on investment -often termed return on security investment (ROSI) -have been advanced, but use remains limited. As a result, security projects are often justified on fear, uncertainty and doubt. Justifying investment can be problematic because information security often delivers non-financial benefits, rather than an increase in revenue or a reduction in costs. Also, there is a lack of clear guidance about calculating the financial benefits of information security activities -not to mention the fact that security professionals usually don't have a financial background. Before reviewing some key purchasing trends, we take a look at a fresh approach, backed by many global corporations, to getting ROSI on track. Turn to page 8...
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